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The Plumeria Society of AmericaPlumeria Potpourri

President’s Corner p 2

Variations in Inflos—Paula Furtwangler p 3

A Plumeria Journey from 1 to 2,000—George Straw

p 5

Getting Leaves with No Roots—Scott Lawder p 8

My Plumeria Journey—Charlie Chen p 9

July 2020

JL ‘Hawaiian Classic’

July 21st 2020Virtual Meeting using Zoom

Speaker: Nina Rach, Houston Orchid SocietyTopic: Introduction to the Orchid Family

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The Plumeria Society of America

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President’s Corner by Ray Allison ([email protected])

With great deliberation and thought, the PSA Board of Directors has decided to cancel all in-person meetings for the balance of 2020 due to concerns over COVID-19. All sale events have been cancelled, and our remaining two general meetings will be virtual via Zoom software. All PSA members will get email instructions one week prior to the event and again the day before on how to get to the Zoom meetings.

Our newsletter will be printed for July and mailed to those who have requested one to be mailed. The entire PSA paid membership will get a digital newsletter.

COVID continues to change all of our norms and lives. However, like our families, friends, and loved ones, our plumeria almost always make us smile. The blooming season is here—smile, garden, love your plumeria, friends, loved ones, and your families.

Please share those blooms on our Facebook page so we can all enjoy.

Stay happy, healthy, and safe.

If you’re on Instagram, join us athttps://instagram.com/p/BiuuQVwnZcF

Virtual Meeting - July 21st

Speaker: Nina Rach, Houston Orchid Society

Topic: Introduction to the Orchid Family—What you can grow in and around the Houston area•TheZoomwaitingroomwillopenat7pmonthemeetingday;thespeakerwillstartatabout7:30pm.

•LikeourPSAGeneralMeetings,allareinvited—wewillgiveprioritytoourpaidPSAmembersforquestionstothespeaker,etc.

•Toupdateyourcontactinformation,[email protected].

If you’re on Facebook, join us athttps://www.facebook.com/groups/

PlumeriaSocietyAmericaOurpagenowhas3,680+membersfromallovertheworld—agreatplacetoaskaquestionorshowoffyourblooms.

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by Paula Furtwangler, TexasVariations in Inflos ...

‘DwarfPinkSingapore’istall,green,andpubescent(fuzzy).

‘MermaidGem’isshort,upright,pink,andrough.

‘Heirloom’ismedium,upright,darkpink,andpubescent(fuzzy).

‘DwarfWatermelon’ismedium,upright,pink,andrough;matureinflorescencesbecomependulous.

‘Dwarf Watermelon’

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‘VeraCruzRose’istall,smooth,pink,anddevelopsacandelabrashape.

‘TexasLonghorn’ismedium,upright,green,andsmooth.

JJ‘Xquisite’ismedium,upright,pink/green,andrough. ‘Toba’sFire’istall,upright,green/pink,andrough.

Vera Cruz Rose

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Itmusthavebeenabout30yearsagowhenIwasfirstintroducedtoplumeria.IwasattheTexasStateFair,andtherewasalargeboothsetupsellingcuttingsfromHawaii.OfcourseIhadtotryitanddidnotknowhowtogrowthem.Itookared,white,andyellowcuttinghome,plantedtheminsoil,andwithlucktheysurvived.AcoupleofyearslaterImetaguyinDallaswhohadplumeriasallaroundhisswimmingpool,andwhenIcommentedonthem,hesoldmeaverynicelyrootedbranch,aminitree.Thatwasthebeginningofmyneverendingurgetogetoneofeachkind—notknowingtherewasnowayIwouldeverhavetheroom,astherearesomany.

Mycollectiongrew,andatthetimeIwouldplantmyplantsdirectlyinthegroundandthenpullthemupinwinter,shakedirtoff,andstorebarerootinaplacethatwouldnotfreeze.Thisworkedgreatforanumberofyears,andthenonewintertheheatwentoutinmystoragebuilding.Ilostallofmyplumeria,someverynicelargeplants.IdecidedatthattimeIwasnotgoingtotryandgrowplumeria.

Moveforwardabout10years,andtheplumeriabugbitmeagain.IhavenoideawhichonesIstartedwithbutIstillhadNOID(NOidentification)plumeriaandalotofnamedones,aswellasregisteredplumeria.

IthasbecomemucheasierfornewgrowerswithalloftheplumeriagroupsonFacebook,withanswersatyourfingertips,afewverygoodbooks,andalotofsellersoutthere.PleasemakesureyouknowwhoyouarebuyingfromifyoubuyoneBayorothersiteslikethat.

Myinventoryhasnowgrowntoover2,000plumeria,andIhavecollectedfromBali,Cambodia,andThailand.IhavevisitedNui,Sunchai,Dennis,Preche,andmanyothergrowersinThailand.InBaliIvisitedSeradaandanumberofgrowersthere.WevisitedonevillageinBaliwherethewholetownhadlargeplumeriatreesthatweregrownfromseedwithsomeamazingnewvarieties.Ofcoursesomeofthosehadtocomehomewithme.OneplantIgotin

Cambodiawasfromanelderlywomanwhowasworkinginhergarden.Iofferedtobuyacuttingfromher,butshegaveittome.Inamedit‘CambodiaLady.’

OneofthehighlightsofmycollectingwasbecomingfriendswithSunchaiJenakomwhoisagrower/hybridizerinThailand.Henamedoneofhisplumeriaafterme—‘GeorgeStrawPassion.’

WhenIamaskedwhichplumeriaismyfavorite,itisverydifficulttonamejustone.Someare

A Plumeria Journey from 1 to 2,000 by George Straw, Texas

‘George Straw Passion’

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‘PenangPeach’becauseofitscolor,fragrance,andtheamazingcompactgrowth;‘GeorgeBrown’/‘MuskRainbow’hasacolorhardtobeat;‘GeorgeStrawPassion”hasauniqueshapeandcolor.Iwasoneofthefirsttobring‘JamaicaFire’backtothestates.Itishardtobeat—thehotteritgets,thedarkerthecolorsbecome.Icouldgoonandon.

ThefertilizerInowuseisExcalibur©fromFloridaColors.Ihavebeenusingitforaboutfiveyears,andthedifferenceisamazing.Iwentfromhavingsomebloomstohavingtonsofbloomsandhealthyleaves.

AllofmyplantsaregrowninraisedbedsthatIplungemypotsintoeachspring.Inthewinter,theyarepulledup,andtherootsthathavegrownoutofthepotaretrimmedbacktothepot.Theyarestoredinmygreenhouseatabout60°F.Bringingouttheplantsinthespringtakestwoguysthreedaysaseverythingisplunged.Wecanusuallyputtheminthegreenhouseinthewinterinabouttwodays—Icutoffallleavesandwithholdwater.Iwatchtoseeifanylookdehydrated,andifsoIwillmistandwaterverylittle.IliveinNorthTexasandgrowmyplantsinfullsunandhavehadonlyafewproblems.Thailand‘TajMahal’doesnotlikethehotsun.

Thisisoneoftwogreenhouseswehave.Theotheris20feetx100feet,andinthewinteritispacked.

‘Jamaica Fire’

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Wepropagateourplumeriabygraftingandrootingcuttings.Graftingistypicallydoneusingtheslantgraftandgraftingontoseedlingsthatwehavegrown.Ihavebetterluckgraftingwhenthehoststockhaslightgreenleaves.Ifyouuseonewithdarkleaves,yoursuccessrategoesdown.Successhasbeenverygoodforus.Danhasitdown.Wealsorootourplumeriausingcoconutcoirandperlite,eitherinpotsorrootingtubes.IfIbreakoffabranchwhenIamoutworkingwiththeplumeria,Iwilljuststickitbackinthepotitwasgrowinginandhavegoodsuccesswithitrooting;itiscalled“TheMotheringEffect.”

IamluckythatIalwayshavealotofseedpodseachyear.Growingfromseedisalwaysexcitingasthatisthewayyougetallofthenewvarieties.Istartmyseedsonpapertowels;therearemanydifferentwaystostartseeds.WhenIseetherootstart,Iplanttheseedsintoagoodplumeriasoilmixandmakesuretheydonotdryout.ThesoilmixIuseformy

Thisishowweplungeourpotsinthesummer.

plumeriais¼perlite,¼pinebarkmulch,and½pottingsoil.Ifyouwaterandfertilizewell,youmaygetluckyandhavebloomsinlessthantwoyears.Butitcouldbeaslongasfiveormoreyears.Soplanonbecomingpatientifyouwanttogrowfromseed,butthewaitisworthit.Youwillnotknowthetruecolororfloweruntilafterthethirdbloomcycle.

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RecentlyatatalktoagroupandontheInternet,Ihavehadacoupleofpeopleaskme,“Whenrooting,Igetleaveswithnoroots,whatdoIdo?”Imyselfoncehadthisproblemandamfamiliarwithhowfrustratingitcanbe.OurrootingwindowisprettyshorthereinKansasCity—MaythroughAugust.Ifcuttingsaren’trootedbyAugust,thenwehopethecuttingsurvivesourlongwinteruntilnextMay.Somedon’tmakeit,anditcanbeverydisappointing.IthoughtIwouldsharewhatIlearnedinmyownexperienceandhowpeoplemightavoid“leaveswithoutroots”inthefuture.

Ifirstsawthisproblem11yearsagowhilerooting—ofallplaces—inmygreenhouse.Ialsonoticeditalsohappenedsporadicallywhilerootingoutsideontheground(insteadofaconcrete-likesurface).Itseemedtoaccompanywildtemperatureswings—earlyorlateintheseason—butnotalways.

Itwasn’tuntilyearslaterwhenIstartedusingaheatmat—andnoticedthatInolongerhadtheproblem—thatIfinallyhadanideaaboutwhatmightbegoingon.Inmygreenhousetherewerehugetemperatureswingsfromnighttoday.Theairwasgettingmuchhotterthanthetemperatureintherootzoneinsidethepot.Thiscreatedmoreheatatthetopofthecuttingduringthedaywhichwouldhelppromotegrowthatthetip.Atnight,thebottomofthecutting,orrootzone,wouldcooldowntoomuch,andthiswouldstoptheformationofroots.SamewhenItriedrootingonagrassysurface.Thesunwouldheatupbothtipandbase,butatnightthegroundwouldnotholdtheheatlikeaconcretesurface,resultingintoocoolarootzone.Itwasn’tuntilIstartedrootingthemonaheatmat,whichkeepsheatfocusedatthebaseofthecuttingdayandnight,thattheproblemdisappeared

Aheatmatkeepstheenergyatthebottom

whereitencouragesroots.Thisworkedoverandoverregardlessofthecultivarortimeofyear.Heatmatsalsokeepday/nighttemperatureswingsto10ºF.orbetween80–90ºF.Interestingly,thegroundtemperature5–6inchesdowninmostplacesinthesummerrangesfrom80–90ºF.Thisisonereasonrootingtheminthegroundworkssowell.

Leaveswithoutrootscanalsohappenunderlights,andthesameprincipleapplies.Inmycase,Iputafanonmycuttings24/7tocooltheplumeriatipswhichmyHIDlightwasmakingtoowarm.Ageneralprincipletorememberisthatgrowthfollowstheheat.Thiscanbealittleconfusingforwarmweathergrowerswhoareusedtothinkingintermsoflightonly.Itisactuallytheheatintherootzonethatisabiggerfactor.Thebesttemperatureintherootzoneforrootingwas80ºF./26.66C.Andtherootzoneshouldbewarmerthantheairtemperatureduringthenight(minimumof80ºF.intherootzone).

Thereisalittlemoretoitthanthis,butthisisthegeneralidea.Ihaverootedcuttingsforyearsnow,regardlessoftheseason,using1000wattmetalhalidelightingandheatmatsat80ºF.IhavereceivedcuttingsinNovemberandhadthemrootedbyChristmasaswellasJanuaryandFebruary.Itisbottomheatthatoverridesallotherfactorsinrootingplumeria.Ihavefoundthatifyouhaveproperheatatthebottom(andlight)acuttingwillroot95%ofthetime.ManytimesIhaveevenbroughtbacktolifeshriveledcuttingsduringthewinter.SomepeoplehaveplantedseedsinNovemberandhadthembloomingbyApril.Itisactuallyquiteamazingtoseethatthetimeofyeardoesnotmatter.

BeforeIunderstoodthisaboutplumeria,Ilostquiteafewcuttings.Forthosewhoareinclinedtowardsexperimentation,Iencourageyoutogetasoilthermometerandapyrometerandwatchoneofthegreatestmysteriesofplumeriasrevealitselftoyou.Goodluckandgoodrooting!

by Scott Lawder, KansasGetting Leaves with No RootsreprintedfromPlumeria PotpourriOctober2009

Growth Follows the Heat

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by Charlie Chen, Southern CaliforniaMy Plumeria JourneyMyfirstencountertoplumeriawaswhenI

visitedHawai’ibackin2008ish.Iwasfascinatedbytheflower,thefragrance,andbeautifulleaves.Iwasneverintogardeningortakingcareofanytypeofplantperiod!ButplumeriagotmyattentionwhenIfirstsawit.Iboughtafewcuttings—thelocalstoldmejustpotthemup—theywillgrowlikeaweed.SoIthoughtthat’ssimpleenough,whynotgiveitashot.

SoIgotbackhome,andIpottedthosecuttingsup,notknowinghowtotakecareofthem.Iwateredthethemweekly...soonIfoundouttheywererotten,Ididn’tknowhowtosavethem,andofcourseIkilledthemall.Igotreallydiscouragedandfeltbadly,soIdecidedtomoveonandforgetaboutplumeria.

Acoupleyearslater,IstartedtogotocountyfairsinLosAngelesandSanDiego.ThereIfoundplumeriabooths.Iwaslike,ohman...shouldItryagainornot?Idecidedtogiveitatryagain.Keepinmind,Istillhadzeroknowledgeonhowtotakecareofplumerias.Andasyouallknow,countyfairsarealwaysaroundmid-JunetoendofAugust,dependingonwhichoneyougoto.ForexperiencedplumeriagrowersyouknowJuly–Augustiskindalatetotrytorootcuttings.Anyway,fastforward,ofcourse,IkilledthosecuttingsIgotfromthecountyfairs,andfastforwardagain,IstartedtofindplumeriainmylocalLowe’sandHomeDepot.Iboughtafewofthem,

again,IkilledthemallbecauseIwateredduringwintertime—Ithoughttheyneededwaterallyear.

Sofinallymywifecalledme“plantkiller”andbeggedmetostopbuyplumeria.ShealwaysfeltbadfortheplantsIpickedup.Sheknewtheywouldn’tlastlong.Movingforwardx2speed,IfoundoutFacebookhadplumeriagroups.IjoinedafewgroupsandstartedmessagingafewexperiencedgrowerslikeIreneJones,DannyKashou,MikeAtkinson,andmanyothers.Sincethenmyplumeriagrowingskillshaveimproved.I’mstilllearningnewthingseverydayandtryingtominimizeplantcasualtiesduringwintertime.

Myfirstplumeriawas‘AztecGold’...fantasticcolor,amazingpeachyfragrance.Iwasluckyenoughthatitbloomedformeinthefirstyear,therefore,Iwasabletowatchitbloom,andtosmellthefragrance.Eversince,Ihavebecomeaplumeriaaddict!

Tobehonest,Idon’tknowhowmanyplumeriaIhaverightnow—Istoppedcountingthem.Idon’twanttocountthem,butmykidsoncecountedforme,andtheytoldme“daddyyouhaveover300plants!”Iimmediatelytoldthemshhhh...keepitdown!Don’tletmommyknow!AlsoIthinktheyprobablycountedwrong.

Iloveallplumeria—it’ssuperhardtopickoutmyfavorites,butifIhavetopickafew,Iwoulddefinitelypick‘AztecGold,’‘LemonDrop,’TequilaSunrise,’‘Valkyrie,’‘Shimmering,’and‘Heirloom.’Theyallhaveuniquecharacteristics,amazingcolors,andfragrance.

‘Tequila Sunrise’

‘Aztec Gold’

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Soilmix—ohboy—it’sabigtopic,I’mnotgoingtocoveritlikeIknoweverything.IndeedIlearnedfromsomanydifferentgrowers,andeveryonehastheirownmethod,soI’mjustgonnasharewhatIhavebeenusing;whathasbeenworkingoutformeinmyarea,butthereisalways

roomforimprovement.Ingeneral,Iusecactussoil+perlite+pumice(previousyears).Beginningthisyear,I’mswitchingpumicewithbark.I’mstilltestingthisnewmix,trialanderrorIguess.Inoticedwithmypreviousmix,therootsdidn’tdevelopintoarootball,somaybethepreviousmixhasbeentooloose.That’swhyI’musingbarkinsteadofpumiceandonlyalightamountofperlite—therestisjustcactusmix.Hopefullytheplumeriawilllikethenewsoilmix.

Myrootingmethod—Iliketokeepitsimple—ImakesurethecuttingiswellcallusedbeforeIrootit.Iuseone-gallonblacknurserypotsnomatterwhatthesizeofthecutting,exceptforagiganticcutting,

andthenIprobablywoulduseatwo-gallonpot.Aheavyamountofperliteandminimalcactussoilismyrootingmixrecipe.Potthemupandwrapwithfoilatbase,usestakestokeepcuttingstabilized,wateronce,setitinawarmspotwithfilteredsun,andforgetaboutit.Ithasbeenworkingoutformewiththismethod.I’vetriedbagrooting,butforsomereasonitjustdoesn’tworkoutforme.SoI’mstayingawayfromit.

IliveinMurrieta,SouthernCalifornia.Mywintertemperaturescangetdowntothelow30sºF.Imovemostofthemintothebackyardpatio.Iusedtoputthemawayinmygarageduringwintertime,butasmycollectiongotbigger,thegaragewon’tfitthemallnow.Idecidedtoleavethemoutsidethroughoutwinter.ButImakesuretheygetmorningsunlightasmuchaspossible.

‘Shimmering’

‘Lemon Drop’

‘Heirloom’

JJ ‘Valkyrie’

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Growingseedlingshasneverbeenmything,butIhavebeentryingtogrowsomeseedlingshereandthere.Iknowseedlingsgiveyouacompletelydifferentflowervs.flowersfromtheparent(s).Asofrightnow,mywholefocusisgrowingmycurrentplantsandmakingsuretheysurvivethroughharshwinters.

Idon’tdoanygrafting.Firstofall,Idon’thaverootstock,andsecondlyI’mtooscaredtocutandgraft!I’veonlydoneonegraft!Yes,justonetime—Igrafted‘BillMoragne’and‘LavaFlow’(Iheardbotharehardtoroot)ononeplant.SoIgrafteditbymyself!Surprisinglyitisstillaliveandgrowingnicely!

Well,growingplumeriaisasuperfunhobby,butattimesyouwillgetsuperfrustratedduetorottenplantsorcuttings,etc.Thisisalwayssadwhenithappens.Soitisalotofwork!IneverknewtheintensityofworkIwouldhavetoputin.

HerearethereasonswhyIthinkit’salotofwork:1)youhavetospendalotoftimefindingtheplants,findingthecuttings,buyingonlineorpicking

uplocally;2)youhavetospendtimeplantingthem,orcallusingthem,thenrootingthem;3)youhavetowaterthem(nowaterduringwintertime);4)youhavetomovepotsaroundtoavoidcolddamage,thenmovethepotsaroundagainwhenspringcomes;5)youhavetofeedandfertilizerthem;and6)repeatthesamestepsyearafteryear.Butoncetheystartedtobloombeautifullyintheyard,thenIfeeltheamountoftimeIspendandcareforplumeriaaretotallyworthit!

Alittletipforeveryone,especiallynewplumeriacollectors,don’tbeafraidtoaskquestions.Ifyouhaveaquestion,I’msureothergrowersprobablyhavethesameexactquestion.Soaskaskask!Enjoytheprocessofgrowingbeautifulplumeria!Mahalo!

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